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FAA accident report · Dhav DHC2MK1 · Kodiak, AK · September 3, 2007

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Date
September 3, 2007 · 12:15 local
Place
Kodiak, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SHKC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4756T
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC07LA094
Reported as
Dhav DHC2MK1
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,900 total16,550 in this make and model390 in the last 90 days
N4756TRegistered now · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1S/N 499 · Built 1965Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot stated that while landing a float equipped aircraft on a saltwater bay in a semi remote region of Kodiak island in Alaska, the wind in the bay was gusting over the leeward side of terrain causing wind downbursts onto the surface. He stated as the aircraft touched down and finished coming off step in the landing termination, he could see a dark water ripple forming on the water ahead of the aircraft. As the swirling wind, which was causing the ripple hit the aircraft, it lifted the left wing causing the right wing to contact the water surface hard enough as to cause lower wing skin damage. The wind then lifted the tail of the aircraft causing it to slowly invert onto the water's surface. At this point the pilot concentrated on aircraft egression for the passenger in the right seat, then went to the rear of the airplane to assist the back seat passenger in opening the door and egression from the aircraft. The pilot and the passengers stayed with the floating aircraft for approximately two minutes before a boat arrived to carry them to shore. No one was injured in the mishap.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING A FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON A SALTWATER BAY IN A SEMI REMOTE REGION OF KODIAK ISLAND IN ALASKA, THE WIND IN THE BAY WAS GUSTING OVER THE LEEWARD SIDE OF TERRAIN CAUSING WIND DOWNBURSTS ONTO THE SURFACE. HE STATED AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND FINISHED COMING OFF STEP IN THE LANDING TERMINATION, HE COULD SEE A DARK WATER RIPPLE FORMING ON THE WATER AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT. AS THE SWIRLING WIND, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE RIPPLE HIT THE AIRCRAFT, IT LIFTED THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO CONTACT THE WATER SURFACE HARD ENOUGH AS TO CAUSE LOWER WING SKIN DAMAGE. THE WIND THEN LIFTED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING IT TO SLOWLY INVERT ONTO THE WATER'S SURFACE. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT CONCENTRATED ON AIRCRAFT EGRESSION FOR THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT, THEN WENT TO THE REAR OF THE AIRPLANE TO ASSIST THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER IN OPENING THE DOOR AND EGRESSION FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGERS STAYED WITH THE FLOATING AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES BEFORE A BOAT ARRIVED TO CARRY THEM TO SHORE. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE MISHAP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC07LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKodiak, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while water taxiing. A factor contributing to the accident was wind gusts.Sep 3, 2007 · Substantial damage

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